Greatest American lie of the 20th century. Richard Nixon spared no effort to ensure his re-election: spying on his opponents, stealing documents, using slush funds. The truth came to light and forced the American president to resign.

In March 2003, international troops led by the United States and Great Britain invaded Iraq, which began the third Gulf War. The aim of the intervention was to destroy the arsenal of weapons of mass destruction.

On January 17, 1991, international forces triggered the first Gulf War following the testimony of Nayirah, fabricated from scratch by intelligence agencies sponsored by the United States and Kuwait.

Bereits 1953 beschlossen die amerikanischen Tabakfirmen, in einer beispiellosen Verschleierungsaktion ihre Kunden über die Folgen des Rauchens zu täuschen. 1998 wurden sie zu einer Geldstrafe von 200 Milliarden Dollar verurteilt.

The asbestos scandal is the deadliest health scandal of the 20th century. As early as 1906, medical reports sounded the alarm about the dangers of asbestos.

On March 20, 1996, Stephen Dorrell, British Minister for Agriculture declared that prion, the causative agent of the so-called `mad cow disease' is transmissible to humans.